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Carex utriculata | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Cyperaceae |
Genus: | Carex |
Subgenus: | Carex subg. Carex |
Section: | Carex sect. Vesicariae |
Species: | C. utriculata
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Carex utriculata | |
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Carex utriculata is a species of sedge known as Northwest Territory sedge [1] and common yellow lake sedge. [2]
This sedge is native to the northern half of North America, including most all of Canada and the northern United States, and down to montane California. [1] It is also found in northern Europe and northern Asia. It is a common plant in many types of wetland habitat.
Carex utriculata produces stems exceeding 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in maximum height from a thick network of long rhizomes. The inflorescence is a cylindrical mass of flowers up to about 40 cm (16 in) long with an accompanying leaf-like bract which is generally longer than the flower spike. Each inflorescence bears up to 200 developing fruits, each enclosed in a shiny green, golden, or brown perigynium.